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Preparing high purity initial states for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing.

M S Anwar1, D Blazina, H A Carteret

  • 1Centre for Quantum Computation, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.

Physical Review Letters
|August 25, 2004
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Parahydrogen enables the creation of highly pure two-spin systems for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computation. This method achieves a spin-state purity of 0.916, surpassing traditional cooling techniques.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Chemical Physics
  • NMR Spectroscopy

Background:

  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a powerful technique for probing molecular structure and dynamics.
  • Quantum computation harnesses quantum-mechanical phenomena like superposition and entanglement to perform calculations.
  • Achieving highly pure spin states is crucial for robust quantum information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel method for preparing pure two-spin states using parahydrogen.
  • To assess the suitability of these states for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computation.
  • To compare the efficiency of this method with conventional state preparation techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a 12 ns laser pulse to initiate a chemical reaction with pure parahydrogen (H2 nuclear spin singlet).

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  • Analyzing the resulting hydrogen-derived two-spin system on the microsecond timescale.
  • Quantifying spin-state purity and entanglement of formation.

    • Main Results:

    • Preparation of a two-spin system with an effective spin-state purity of 0.916.
    • The achieved purity is significantly higher than what can be obtained by direct cooling (6.4 mK) or high magnetic fields (0.45 MT).
    • The resulting spin state exhibits a high entanglement of formation (0.822) and violates local hidden variable models.

    Conclusions:

    • Parahydrogen-induced spin state preparation offers a practical route to high-purity spin systems for NMR quantum computation.
    • This technique provides a significant advantage over cryogenic cooling or high magnetic field methods.
    • The highly entangled states generated are valuable resources for fundamental quantum physics studies and quantum computing applications.